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Poetry, Prose, Percussion and Song by Charles Williams & Tom Teasley
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11 tracks | 43 minutes
Released Jun 2003
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:47 Funga Alafia BUY MP3 02:47 Funga Alafia "GIFT MP3" 02:47 Funga Alafia
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 07:00 The Creation BUY MP3 07:00 The Creation "GIFT MP3" 07:00 The Creation
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:48 Africa/The Negro Speaks of Rivers FREE 02:48 Africa/The Negro Speaks of Rivers "GIFT MP3" 02:48 Africa/The Negro Speaks of Rivers
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:26 Peace/I Dream A World BUY MP3 02:26 Peace/I Dream A World "GIFT MP3" 02:26 Peace/I Dream A World
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:58 Hine Matov BUY MP3 01:58 Hine Matov "GIFT MP3" 01:58 Hine Matov
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:33 Eastern Worship Song/Haiku For The Seasons BUY MP3 04:33 Eastern Worship Song/Haiku For The Seasons "GIFT MP3" 04:33 Eastern Worship Song/Haiku For The Seasons
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:21 Since I Laid My Burden Down/Tambourines BUY MP3 02:21 Since I Laid My Burden Down/Tambourines "GIFT MP3" 02:21 Since I Laid My Burden Down/Tambourines
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 09:41 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot/Go Down Death BUY MP3 09:41 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot/Go Down Death "GIFT MP3" 09:41 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot/Go Down Death
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:16 A Child Is Born/The Cry BUY MP3 03:16 A Child Is Born/The Cry "GIFT MP3" 03:16 A Child Is Born/The Cry
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:04 Dancer BUY MP3 03:04 Dancer "GIFT MP3" 03:04 Dancer
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:27 Funga Alafia ( reprise ) BUY MP3 03:27 Funga Alafia ( reprise ) "GIFT MP3" 03:27 Funga Alafia ( reprise )
Actor/griot Charles Williams and Percussionist Tom Teasley are a vibrant synergy of voice and percussion drawing inspiration from poets Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson and timeless world rhythms.
Bio / Background
Word Beat is Charles Williams and Tom Teasley
Actor/poet/griot Charles Williams and global-jazz percussionist Teasley present dynamic, exciting and enthralling presentations that feature the powerful and inspirational texts of Langston Hughes, Nelson Mandela, African folk songs and more accompanied by colorful, inventive percussive rhythms. Word Beat have performed their critically acclaimed melding of music and voice at prestigious venues throughout the nation as well as for academic audiences across the US and Europe. Williams and Teasley achieve a true marriage of ancient to the future, of Africa and the West: timeless world rhythms evoked by Teasley's inspired blend of ethnic percussion and cutting edge electronics, and traditional African and Afro-American verse delivered in spirited performance art mode by Williams.
Described in the Washington Post as " (a) collaboration transcending form and culture, radiating a universal power a hope.
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